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The underground chamber sealed itself with a sound like a final breath.Metal doors slid into place, thick and seamless, cutting off all exits. The hum of generators deepened, vibrating through the floor, the walls, even the bones in Ethan’s chest. Cold white lights flickered on overhead, revealing a long corridor that stretched into darkness.Ethan stood still.Across from him, Korrin watched closely, his expression unreadable, his posture relaxed in a way that felt practiced,calculated. This was his territory. Every sound, every shadow obeyed him.Mila was gone.Leanna had taken her, just as promised. Ethan had watched his sister disappear into the access tunnel, unconscious but alive, her breathing steady as the medics rushed her away. He had not allowed himself relief. Not yet.Because this,this was the price.“Your first test,” Korrin said calmly, breaking the silence. “I find it best to begin immediately. It prevents… second thoughts.”Ethan lifted his gaze.“Let’s get it over w
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The containment field around Mila hummed softly, a low, steady sound that cut into Ethan’s chest like a blade. The light inside the chamber cast her face in pale blue, making her look smaller, younger,fragile in a way she had never been before.Ethan took one step toward her.The hum deepened.Korrin raised a single finger.“Careful,” he said lightly. “That field responds to motion,even your concern is dangerous.”Ethan stopped immediately, muscles locked, jaw tight.“You said you’d keep her alive,” Ethan said. “That’s your promise.”“And I am,” Korrin replied calmly. “For now.”He walked in a slow circle around Ethan, boots echoing against the cracked stone floor.“You know,” Korrin continued, “people assume I want revenge,blood,chaos,power.”He laughed softly. “That’s too simple.”Ethan followed him with his eyes, refusing to turn his back.“So what do you want?” Ethan demanded. “Money? Control? Say it.”Korrin stopped directly in front of him.“I want you,” he said.Ethan’s breath
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The undercity breathed like a living thing.Steam curled from cracked vents in the ground, rising in pale ribbons that swallowed light and sound,rusted towers leaned toward one another like conspirators, their broken windows glowing faintly with stolen power. Somewhere deep below, old engines groaned,machines long past their prime, still grinding away out of habit rather than purpose.Ethan stood at the edge of it all.Above him, Braxton City shone clean and bright, glass and steel reflecting artificial stars. Below him waited darkness, rot, and forgotten pathways,the perfect place for monsters to hide.He took a slow breath.The pain in his ribs flared as he stepped forward, a sharp reminder that his body was not yet whole. Bandages pressed tight beneath his jacket, hidden from scanners but not from his own nerves. Every movement hurt.Good, he thought grimly.Pain keeps me awake.His comm device vibrated softly against his wrist.Leanna’s voice came through, low and steady.“Signal c
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The city did not sleep that night.Braxton Tower glowed against the dark sky like a wounded giant,lights burning on every floor, drones cutting silent paths through the air, guards posted at every entrance. Inside, tension pressed down on everyone like a held breath that refused to release.In the high-level medical bay, machines hummed steadily around Mila Braxton’s still form. Clear tubes ran from her arms, soft lights blinking in careful rhythm. She looked peaceful, almost like she was asleep after a long day.But Ethan knew better.He stood just outside the glass wall, staring at her, fists clenched at his sides. Every beat of his heart felt like an accusation.This is because of me.Leanna stood beside him, silent, watching his reflection more than the girl in the bed. She saw the storm building in him….the same storm she’d seen before battles, before impossible decisions.Victor broke the silence first.“We don’t follow his rules,” he said flatly. “We never do.”Ethan didn’t loo
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Her lashes fluttered, but she didn’t wake.One of the medics glanced up sharply. “Sir, please step back.”Victor didn’t move.“What did this?” he demanded.The medic hesitated, scanning Mila’s vitals. “This isn’t natural. There’s a paralytic agent in her system. Fast-acting. Precision delivered.”Victor’s jaw tightened until it ached.“Where’s Leanna?” he asked.Ethan Wakes to the StormEthan woke to noise.Not the soft hum of machines or the steady calm of recovery…but shouting,alarms,running footsteps.The room felt tense, heavy, charged with fear.His head throbbed as he tried to sit up. Pain shot through his ribs, stealing his breath, but he forced himself upright anyway.“What… what’s happening?” he rasped.A nurse rushed to his side, panic clear in her eyes. “Mr. Braxton, please lie back there’s been an incident…..”“My sister,” Ethan said suddenly.The nurse froze.“How…”“My sister,” he repeated, sharper now, dread rising like bile. “Something’s wrong.”The truth crashed into h
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She didn’t know that far below, the danger was already circling someone he loved.In the abandoned sub-level, Korrin watched Mila’s routine play out on his cracked monitors…classes, training halls, the lunch atrium, her evening walk to the greenhouse deck.Predictable,innocent,isolated.He tapped the screen.The drones responded instantly, dispersing like dust into the Tower’s ventilation shafts.“She’s never alone,” Korrin murmured. “But she thinks she is.”He diluted a vial of misty blue toxin…non-lethal, but potent.A paralytic,fast-acting,silent.“It won’t kill her,” he whispered. “Just take her away.”He smiled, knowing Ethan would awaken into a world turned upside down.Back in the academy, Mila slid into her training seat just as Master Rowan entered. She let out a relieved breath and tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear.Something shimmered above the lights,something small,silent.It descended,so quietly she didn’t hear it land on her collar.A micro-drone.A needle, t
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